Incident Summary:

08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers as they arrived on the scene of a previous explosion in Khas Kuanr district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the shooting. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the article attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201308010017

When:
2013-08-01

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kunar

City:
Khas Kunar district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan National Police (ANP)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Four ANA troops among six dead, wounded in separate attacks," Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), August 1, 2013.